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treasury securities play in the world, and for the united states. so my question for you, mr. secretary, as the secretary of the the treasury, are you prepared to assure us, but more importantly, the millions of americans who are investors in u.s. treasury securities and the entire american economy, that under no circumstances will you permit a missed payment on a u.s. treasury security obligation? >> senator, the only way to make sure we can pay all of our obligations is for congress to act and raise the debt limit. no president has ever had to decide whether to pay some bills and not others. >> i understand. that's a different question, though. >> the law is complicated, and i am not the one who makes that decision, as you know. >> no, i think you would make it. >> if you look -- no, no, it's actually not my decision. it is something that the president would have to decide. and i'm telling you that it would be -- put us into default if it went to a place where we could pay one bill and not others. what would you say to people on social security-- >> i have acknowledged that
treasury securities play in the world, and for the united states. so my question for you, mr. secretary, as the secretary of the the treasury, are you prepared to assure us, but more importantly, the millions of americans who are investors in u.s. treasury securities and the entire american economy, that under no circumstances will you permit a missed payment on a u.s. treasury security obligation? >> senator, the only way to make sure we can pay all of our obligations is for congress to...
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it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2013] >> the wincers have been selected in this year's c-span competition on the theme your message to the president. the grand prize winner is josh from connecticut. his video was on unemployment in america. high schooler of midland, pennsylvania won first prize on his video. and a group from knoxville, won first prize with their documentary on public transportation. watch the winning videos each day next month and see them on c-span.org with the student cam. "q&a" ht on c-span followed
it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator....
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but i believe the bill is going to pass the united states senate. so many people are out front on there. marco rubio is the key player for the republicans, is being bashed -- was being bashed by conservative talk-radio bosser this. i think he would like to pull back on it. what's going to happen is it's going to pass the senate and it will go over to the house and it will beled. i don't think it's going to go -- it will have to go to conference and you are not going to get the amnesty. >> hold on. there are eight people on this committee. republicans are rubio florida, john mccain arizona, lindsey graham, south carolina, the democrats are dick durbin illinois, robert mendez new jersey, chuck schumer new york and michael bennett colorado and i think schumer is the head of this group. >> yes, he is. >> go ahead. >> well, senator schumer and mccain met with reporters last week, and basically mccain said if they pass this bill republic the republicans back on the playing field where they can compete. you can't compete in a country where the hispanics ar
but i believe the bill is going to pass the united states senate. so many people are out front on there. marco rubio is the key player for the republicans, is being bashed -- was being bashed by conservative talk-radio bosser this. i think he would like to pull back on it. what's going to happen is it's going to pass the senate and it will go over to the house and it will beled. i don't think it's going to go -- it will have to go to conference and you are not going to get the amnesty. >>...
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is to send a message to the house of representatives to follow what we did in the united states senate and to have a vote on this critical issue. if we have that vote we will be on our way to the president's desk is ready and willing to sign it. let me introduce to you some of my friends and colleagues will ultimately were a critical part of making that happen. he is a man that has been to theed to give voice voiceless. senator schumer is an advocate for the emigre community. got more. that we senator schumer? [applause] the leader on the republican side is someone who i have come to greatly admire. some call him the maverick of arizona, the man who pushed for immigration reform countless times and is not afraid to reach across the aisle to do what is in the best interest of the nation. as a border senator, he knows the pressing economic and moral issues and why immigration issues need to be changed. he has used his personal political capital to make this a signature issue that we seek to be signed into law, senator john mccain of arizona. [applause] one of my colleagues is widely reco
is to send a message to the house of representatives to follow what we did in the united states senate and to have a vote on this critical issue. if we have that vote we will be on our way to the president's desk is ready and willing to sign it. let me introduce to you some of my friends and colleagues will ultimately were a critical part of making that happen. he is a man that has been to theed to give voice voiceless. senator schumer is an advocate for the emigre community. got more. that we...
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thirty years in the united states senate. he is also the co-author in areas of education and financial services and foreign policy and election reform. he played a decisive role in writing the health care reform bill and he was co-author of the dodd-frank wall street act, which is what we are talking about today. he is a senior fellow in government studies at the brookings brookings institute and he is director of government studies between 1987 and 1999, before that he was executive director of the american political science association. he is the perfect commentator today because his most recent book is called it is even worse than it looks, how the american constitutional system collided with extremists. and i cannot wait for him to bring that to bear on us. he and or more recently named among the 100 top global thinkers of 2012. he earned his ba from the university of florida and his phd at the university of michigan. i am utterly biased as a moderator. tom mann is something like a special level of politics. fortunately h
thirty years in the united states senate. he is also the co-author in areas of education and financial services and foreign policy and election reform. he played a decisive role in writing the health care reform bill and he was co-author of the dodd-frank wall street act, which is what we are talking about today. he is a senior fellow in government studies at the brookings brookings institute and he is director of government studies between 1987 and 1999, before that he was executive director...
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states senate. so the caseload statistics that carried the day in 2006 when we had a republican majority in this body no longer matters to today's democratic majority. this time, apparently, there are only three members of the majority who care more for the senate as an institution than they do for their party or short-term political gain. and, of course, the biggest difference is that this time what's at stake is a radical agenda in the other side's effort to remove any meaningful check and balance on that agenda. in short, it's obamacare. in short, it's climate change regulation. and the method for doing it is presidential rule by fiat. the other side decided that there were no long -- that they were no longer willing to play by the rules that they established in 2006 and that they pioneered in that year when we had a republican president and a republican majority in the senate. they lost the debate, so they changed the rules of the game a couple weeks ago in the middle of the fourth quarter of th
states senate. so the caseload statistics that carried the day in 2006 when we had a republican majority in this body no longer matters to today's democratic majority. this time, apparently, there are only three members of the majority who care more for the senate as an institution than they do for their party or short-term political gain. and, of course, the biggest difference is that this time what's at stake is a radical agenda in the other side's effort to remove any meaningful check and...
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here is the problem in the united states senate. you have the extremes on the left and right and in the middle the block of moderates which i was one is now smaller. very few people to bridge the gap between the extremes. on the left basically very few parameters or qualifications to get that citizenship and on the right, they want to have you go through hoopsz to basically get to that final goal. and i believe, as i think you both agree on, we need to compromise. we need to find that balance between the two. they need to get the information out and have you heard anything else that we are missing and not discussing today? >> well, i just think that we need to recognize an environment is different than we have ever seen it even though there are republicans who think one way and democrats who think another, that you have a lot more of that bipartisan effort coming forward on immigration reform because the thing is -- the fact is that our immigration system is broken and we need to fix it and having senator rubio and senator flake and
here is the problem in the united states senate. you have the extremes on the left and right and in the middle the block of moderates which i was one is now smaller. very few people to bridge the gap between the extremes. on the left basically very few parameters or qualifications to get that citizenship and on the right, they want to have you go through hoopsz to basically get to that final goal. and i believe, as i think you both agree on, we need to compromise. we need to find that balance...
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i can recall the galleries that were filled in the united states senate when sadly the bill lost, filled with dreamers with caps and gowns trying to make it clear what they were a spy ring to. education, achievement. they have become such a critical element in this whole debate. sometimes they would get under the skin of senators and congressmen when they're a little bit too pushy and their offices -- john, remember that? i bet you do. they used to come to my office, saying come on, do something. but this bill, this trend for bill has the strongest dream act ever written in the last 12 years your this will give to literally millions of dreamers a chance, a chance to be part of america's future as citizens of the united states of america. we used to come together and we would have for eight months these debates among ourselves over the hot issues. and the time came for the dream act. i remember it well. i said, well, here's my proposal for the dream act. and my seven senate colleagues said, fine, we take it. it was the surest mean we ever had. they were all committed. now we have to keep
i can recall the galleries that were filled in the united states senate when sadly the bill lost, filled with dreamers with caps and gowns trying to make it clear what they were a spy ring to. education, achievement. they have become such a critical element in this whole debate. sometimes they would get under the skin of senators and congressmen when they're a little bit too pushy and their offices -- john, remember that? i bet you do. they used to come to my office, saying come on, do...
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it can pass in the united states senate significantly. it can also be legislation that will be mirrored in the house of representatives and passed. there is a bicameral interest in this. a number of house democrats and republicans are on board. they're interested in us moving this legislation in part so that they can then move that legislation in the house, we can get it to the president's desk for his signature. the secretary of energy has made efficiency one of his new priorities. so this is something that we should and can do. we often lament the fact that there's not much bipartisanship around this place and not much is getting done, and it's true. it's true. the budget agreement was good this week. we had to do something. far from perfect, as i've said, even though at the end i voted for it because i do think we need to move forward on this issue and have a budget for the first time in four years in this place. but this is an example of legislation that's actually something bipartisan, positive to help move the country forward. any t
it can pass in the united states senate significantly. it can also be legislation that will be mirrored in the house of representatives and passed. there is a bicameral interest in this. a number of house democrats and republicans are on board. they're interested in us moving this legislation in part so that they can then move that legislation in the house, we can get it to the president's desk for his signature. the secretary of energy has made efficiency one of his new priorities. so this is...
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and now that mother's daughter is a united states senator. i think of my wife was born in this country but her parents came here from canada speaking a different language and became very successful in their careers, helped employ a lot of people in our state of vermont. my maternal grandparents came from italy not speaking the language, began a business, employed a lot of people and became a very important part of our -- our country. they had their children, became one -- one of the highest decorated pilots in world war ii. others, distinguished careers. the one of course i'm closest to is my mother. and i remember her pride and my father's pride when they saw their son just one generation removed become a united states senator. there's going to be success stories all over this country if we stand up for true immigration reform, if we make it possible for people of different backgrounds and different races, different cultures come here and make this country a better -- a better -- country. they speak of us as being the melting pot but it's a
and now that mother's daughter is a united states senator. i think of my wife was born in this country but her parents came here from canada speaking a different language and became very successful in their careers, helped employ a lot of people in our state of vermont. my maternal grandparents came from italy not speaking the language, began a business, employed a lot of people and became a very important part of our -- our country. they had their children, became one -- one of the highest...
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the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says. it is not confusing. it's very clear. it was adopted by two-thirds of the senate. a it says this: "a motion signed by 16 senators." that is to initiate something, to shut off debate, you have to have 16 senators file a motion. so a motion filed by ^16 senators to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate -- any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate. that includes nominations. "... shall be decided by three-fifths of the senators dolely chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the sena
the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says....
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>> i think he is one of the most likable and congenial men i've ever known in the united states senate, and i think chuck will agree. >> something rare, which is four democrats, four republicans, coming together. you all served years since senator schumer came to the other body, and the gang of eight started to come together. the friday after the election, senator lindsey graham gave you a call. on saturday morning. you saw him on your call sheet. you called him, and you said what? >> i said, "hi, lindsey." that was wonderful, and he said he had talked to john mccain, and my heart went pitter patter. there are different television shows, sunday morning talk shows. and we both said we were going to do it, and there we are. >> senator, you have gone back and forth. what made you decide to join it? >> i have always been for it, but i have always been concerned about border security, and i think with good reason. if you talk to the experts, there are still a number smuggled into united states that come in from the border. there is huge violence. we have people on mountaintops that are drug
>> i think he is one of the most likable and congenial men i've ever known in the united states senate, and i think chuck will agree. >> something rare, which is four democrats, four republicans, coming together. you all served years since senator schumer came to the other body, and the gang of eight started to come together. the friday after the election, senator lindsey graham gave you a call. on saturday morning. you saw him on your call sheet. you called him, and you said what?...
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. >> i think you're going to see a strong movement in the united states senate to move ahead to tighten sanctions. >> if iran is caught building a nuclear weapon, the white house promises that the deal will be reversed. >> thank you, peter. the most poignant criticism of this plan is coming from israel. as you heard at the top of the show, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a historic mistake. leland vitter has more reaction from that region. hi, leland. >> hi, shannon. in jerusalem, betrayal, abandonment, the israeli foreign minister said if the united states is going to make a deal like this israel might need to start looking for other allies. this program has been the centerpiece of prime minister netanyahu's past 10 years of his political career. he was clearly very upset today about this deal that he and many others in israel feel puts iran on the path to a nuclear weapon. after today's cabinet meeting, he spoke publicly. >> israel is not bound by this agreement. we cannot and will not allow a regime that calls for the destruction of israel to obtain the means to a
. >> i think you're going to see a strong movement in the united states senate to move ahead to tighten sanctions. >> if iran is caught building a nuclear weapon, the white house promises that the deal will be reversed. >> thank you, peter. the most poignant criticism of this plan is coming from israel. as you heard at the top of the show, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a historic mistake. leland vitter has more reaction from that region. hi, leland....
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the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is here. mary sherlock, one of the six educators killed at sandy hook elementary school whose husband bill is here. jesse mary are here with us too. and we know that comprise and action are possible because two of our colleagues have forced a bipartisan comprise that will enable us to come closer. it is imperfect, it is less than what i would have preferred in achieving universal background check, it is a starting point, it's a step in the right direction. it will help us achieve a larger bipartisan comprise because background checks are only one
the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is...
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based on fiscal sanity would be deemed not serious are the media will fail the united states senate. in a proposal to restrain growth is immediately deemed not serious in washington d.c. term limits are deemed nonserious in washington d.c. kept in federal clothes by the federal budget but private sector economy also do not serious in washington d.c. the truth is anything serious is deemed not heiress washing to d.c. and then senator obama voted against raising the debt ceiling, he said he was doing up because the national debt was outrageous a train dollars. i want to quote the president because he clarified for effect $8 trillion. under president about our national debt is over $16 trillion climbing, larger than our entire economy and he's not worried at all. indeed, he caused the progress. remember his campaign slogan? have got news for the president. if washington's guidance going forward, america's economy is going backwards. instead of managing government, it's time to address how we can make america to please her she can once again become the land of upper charity, a place of o
based on fiscal sanity would be deemed not serious are the media will fail the united states senate. in a proposal to restrain growth is immediately deemed not serious in washington d.c. term limits are deemed nonserious in washington d.c. kept in federal clothes by the federal budget but private sector economy also do not serious in washington d.c. the truth is anything serious is deemed not heiress washing to d.c. and then senator obama voted against raising the debt ceiling, he said he was...
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states senate. i appreciate the way that the process has gone and willingness of members to debate many amendments and discuss the provisions in the bill. it was a productive conversation focused on getting immigration reform right in the long-term. coming into the debate, i think i made my position very clear. i voted for amnesty for three million people in 1986 and it didn't solve the problem. and today, we are right back at the same place talking about the same problems and proposing same solutions. and i accept the sincerity of the group of eight when they said in the preamble of their working paper that they were proceeding in a basis that they would fix this problem once and for all and in their words, it wouldn't have to be revisited. i hope we reach that point, but at this point, we have not. the sponsors of the bill wants to believe it's different than in 1986. they say it will be tough and expensive road and would be easier to just go home and go through this process. they say the bill wil
states senate. i appreciate the way that the process has gone and willingness of members to debate many amendments and discuss the provisions in the bill. it was a productive conversation focused on getting immigration reform right in the long-term. coming into the debate, i think i made my position very clear. i voted for amnesty for three million people in 1986 and it didn't solve the problem. and today, we are right back at the same place talking about the same problems and proposing same...
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those are the keys to success in the united states senate. >> senator kennedy and john was a child. he was in -- he was my mentor. i admired him. i miss him. i'm a long way. >> before i forget there's a house group, all you can stay in touch with them? are you guys staying on the same page? >> we are going to. we really -- we have just come out with guidelines so we need to take something to a house counterparts that we could agree on that. we want to work with them. we absolutely do, despite their traditional senate snafu. >> i would just say this. we haven't talked to this group, but the one group i've stayed in touch with with senators durbin and menendez is the congressional hispanic caucus, and they have been very supportive of what we've been doing, even if each specific is not something they support. >> the hard part of your will come your kind of the bridge between the senate deal and the white house and what the west wants which is a little more. how do you pull them back to where you are? >> first, the desire to get a bill, we have been through this so many times a couple
those are the keys to success in the united states senate. >> senator kennedy and john was a child. he was in -- he was my mentor. i admired him. i miss him. i'm a long way. >> before i forget there's a house group, all you can stay in touch with them? are you guys staying on the same page? >> we are going to. we really -- we have just come out with guidelines so we need to take something to a house counterparts that we could agree on that. we want to work with them. we...
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and so we have this spectacle of members of the united states senate, united states senators from great states all over america, hat in hand bowing before the majority leader, pleading that he allow them to have their amendment up for a vote. and it's really not right. it is an alteration of the whole concept of the free and open debate the senate is all about. i truly believe that it is. and we're going to have to stop it. and i've -- i blame myself. i've complained about this probably as much, or maybe more than anyone on our side. but i haven't really ta taken te action really that we need to take to confront this issue. so when my new young colleagues and i were discussing this, one of them said, why, we even have to ask senator mcconnell to get his permission to offer our amendment. well, how could this happen? how could a united states senator from one of the great states of america be in a position, a democratic senator -- he has a majority in the senate -- how could he be in the position where he has to seek senator mcconnell's approval to get an amendment u up? well, the answer
and so we have this spectacle of members of the united states senate, united states senators from great states all over america, hat in hand bowing before the majority leader, pleading that he allow them to have their amendment up for a vote. and it's really not right. it is an alteration of the whole concept of the free and open debate the senate is all about. i truly believe that it is. and we're going to have to stop it. and i've -- i blame myself. i've complained about this probably as...
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people get elected to the united states senate. they campaign, they say they want to go up there, and they want to change obamacare. have we had a single vote this year to change obamacare? no, because senator reid knows how to fill the tree and block any votes and keep it from hasmght we're nohappening. we're not voting on it. the house has repeatedly passed all kinds of legislation, extent to the senate, supposedly to cause us to respond to it, review the legislation, have votes, is hav have amendments ae what kind of response we'd have to fixing the problems with obamacare. what happened? senator reid obstructs that process. he does not allow these votes to occur. they might as well have thrown their legislation down the well. the house -- what good is the senate bill to the senate if it never gets brought up on the most important issue facing our country today, health care? we can't even have a debate on it or vote about it? is this the great senate that robert byrd referred to? and what about the defense bill? the defense bill
people get elected to the united states senate. they campaign, they say they want to go up there, and they want to change obamacare. have we had a single vote this year to change obamacare? no, because senator reid knows how to fill the tree and block any votes and keep it from hasmght we're nohappening. we're not voting on it. the house has repeatedly passed all kinds of legislation, extent to the senate, supposedly to cause us to respond to it, review the legislation, have votes, is hav have...
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we led as the united states senate. now we need to summon the political courage and purpose to find a bipartisan way to meet this challenge. i know that it won't be easy, but i know that we are up to the job. i know that we have an opportunity here that comes once perhaps in a political lifetime, but i want to say this: what we're dealing with here in the senate is not just another political dust-up. this confrontation is of historic proportion. let us not wait on the senate -- pardon me -- on the house to find a solution. it is our responsibility as elected members of the senate to find that solution. and the solution, i think, is clear. summon the political courage and the sense of purpose. it comes down to us in the united states senate and throughout our nation's history. it always has. i yield the floor. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the order now is senators be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. i ask unanimous consent senator mccain be recognized for 15 m
we led as the united states senate. now we need to summon the political courage and purpose to find a bipartisan way to meet this challenge. i know that it won't be easy, but i know that we are up to the job. i know that we have an opportunity here that comes once perhaps in a political lifetime, but i want to say this: what we're dealing with here in the senate is not just another political dust-up. this confrontation is of historic proportion. let us not wait on the senate -- pardon me -- on...
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probably the finest historian of the united states senate, maybe ever. he would come to the floor and talk about the beautiful history of the senate and this institution and the sacred rights of every individual senator to come here to the floor and argue and make their point, offer an amendment. under our rules, the amendment doesn't even have to be germane. we get a vote on that. and, you know, this beautiful institution worked for over 200 years under this rule, under that philosophy. unbelievable. it worked through wars, it worked through the 1918 flu pandemic. it worked through a tax on our nation, 9/11 and pearl harbor. somehow, some way, great men and women came into this chamber and figured out a way to make this body work. until two weeks ago when by sheer political force, the majority pulled out a pandora's box, the nuclear option. now, i would ask, madam president, for my colleague from nebraska to offer her thoughts on this, and as a new member, i look forward to watching you as the senior senator from nebraska. i'm not running again. what im
probably the finest historian of the united states senate, maybe ever. he would come to the floor and talk about the beautiful history of the senate and this institution and the sacred rights of every individual senator to come here to the floor and argue and make their point, offer an amendment. under our rules, the amendment doesn't even have to be germane. we get a vote on that. and, you know, this beautiful institution worked for over 200 years under this rule, under that philosophy....
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to have their son one of the united states senators growing up poor and going to public schoolses is an enormous part the american experience. we have the beavent the brightest in america. young men and women who came to this country through no choice of their home, they came here because their parents came here when they were children. the only national anthem they know is the star-spangled banner. the reality is america is their home. after enormous investments in them after education and they have the opportunity to contribute to america's wealth,p itiveness we turn our backs to them. onehis is a moment to meet of america's tough examples in a way that it smart, secures our borders and at the end of the day preserves our history. [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] thank you very much. [applause] >> actually i changed my mind. i'm kidding. [laughter] >> not again. not again. >> once was enough. [laughter] >> it's been fun. one of the things that makes our nation special and dirvet from the rest of the world we're a nation of immigrants. it can't be said enough. what makes -- wha
to have their son one of the united states senators growing up poor and going to public schoolses is an enormous part the american experience. we have the beavent the brightest in america. young men and women who came to this country through no choice of their home, they came here because their parents came here when they were children. the only national anthem they know is the star-spangled banner. the reality is america is their home. after enormous investments in them after education and...
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good friend of senators. thank you for coming. the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead of me. that is a really good question. i don't know -- the relationship between america and george w. bush was very solid. my mind drifted. your question was the israelis. i am sorry. time for a refill on my coffee. many, many discussions with the germans relative to their position, relative to our position and the israeli issue. public sentiment in germany as a whole is strongly for a reconciliation for the palestinians, yeah overlying all of that is the residue of the holocaust. i think i can say this. i have a private discussion with the foreign minister on this topic and it had to do with iran
good friend of senators. thank you for coming. the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead...
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you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senate chuck schumer out of new york for us today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he wants to increase the minimum wage. he wants to do something about reducing carbon in the air, universal pre-school, immigration, guns, more money for infrastructure. you know congress. i know congress. what is reasonable to expect you will get done this year? >> well, i think that there's going to be more done than most people think, and that's because -- >> and that would be what specifically do you think will get done? >> well, i think immigration has a very decent chance of getting done. we're working hard on a bipartisan proposal on guns. i think we're going to avoid sequestration, and the proposal that we've made will prevail. i think that on some of these jobs issues, you heard eric cantor in a speech where he talked about the same issues that the president did,
you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senate chuck schumer out of new york for us today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he wants to increase the minimum wage. he wants to do something about reducing carbon in the air, universal pre-school, immigration, guns, more money for infrastructure. you know congress. i know...
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senator members of the house and senate believe there are .ays to control our economy how can the united states choose whether to send social checks to seniors or pay benefits to veterans? how the united states choose whether to provide children of food assistance or their medical providers. there's no way of knowing the irrevocable damage such an approach will have on our economy and our financial markets. leaders have the responsibility to make our country stronger not to get into crises that increase the federal deficit would soar. the united states has a special responsibility to itself and the world to meet its obligations. the very last thing the u.s. economy needs now is a fight over whether we raise the debt ceiling. not when we face serious challenges both the mystically and internationally that require full attention, and not when we know the kind of damage the financial and economic crisis can cause. thank you, and i look forward to answering your questions. >> i would like to focus a little bit on the concept that some suggest is the way out of this problem, and some suggest
senator members of the house and senate believe there are .ays to control our economy how can the united states choose whether to send social checks to seniors or pay benefits to veterans? how the united states choose whether to provide children of food assistance or their medical providers. there's no way of knowing the irrevocable damage such an approach will have on our economy and our financial markets. leaders have the responsibility to make our country stronger not to get into crises that...
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formidable presences in the united states senate. having witnessed the difficulties that senator blumenthal discussed at getting the sandy disaster relief out and done, i will say that we learned that senator schumer has an even higher gear when it comes to the urgent needs of his home state and of his coast, when his new york city lies battered and drowned by storm, the work that he did to make sure that a reluctant house passed this relief for us was an exercise in legislative craftsmanship and personal vigor that many of us will long remember. and, of course, i have seen senator blumenthal fighting for his people in connecticut, both after hurricane sandy and of course after the terrible tragedy that connecticut experienced when a crazed gunman went into an elementary school and began to murder connecticut's children. and so senator blumenthal, in responding to those cares, concerns and crises of his home state of connecticut, has been really exemplary. and it has been a privilege for me as a senator to see these two gentlemen in
formidable presences in the united states senate. having witnessed the difficulties that senator blumenthal discussed at getting the sandy disaster relief out and done, i will say that we learned that senator schumer has an even higher gear when it comes to the urgent needs of his home state and of his coast, when his new york city lies battered and drowned by storm, the work that he did to make sure that a reluctant house passed this relief for us was an exercise in legislative craftsmanship...
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i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earlier this year. the fact of the matter is harry reid won't let him vote, won't let them vote. he just tabled it. how dismissive is that of the normal process that ought to occur here, the normal give and take? the folks that won't compromise are the president of the united states, harry reid and mrs. pelosi. those are the folks that won't compromise. >> congressman price of georgia, thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >>> when we come back, the washington blame game continues as john boehner goes after the senate for taking a day off. how does democratic senator chuck schumer respond? i ask him next. >>> plus, breaking bad ends its run and we're just getting word of how many millions tuned in for last night's series finale. let's just say, a lot of you caught up in time for the big finish. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare,
i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earlier this year. the fact of the matter is harry reid won't let him vote, won't let them vote. he just tabled it. how dismissive is that of the normal process that ought to occur here, the normal give and take? the folks that won't compromise are the president of the united states, harry reid and mrs. pelosi. those are the folks that won't...
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states senator on one of the biggest issues we've dealt with in the united states senate to read the amendment to see how superior it is to the base language. and i applaud the folks who created the base language. but this is an effort of improving a bill. and then decide do you really want to vote against an amendment that the governor of arizona, who has dealt with this issue more closely than any of us in the body, has declared as a total victory for their state? do you want to vote against this? do you want to vote against this? really. i would ask this body. i think we ought to send this amendment on to the base bill with a tremendous majority. then we can debate the other pieces. we've got an entire week. there's all kinds of votes. i'd love to see a vote on the portman amendment. as a matter of fact, my understanding is some of the people who disagree with this bill don't want to see a vote on the portman amendment. they're blocking the portman amendment. the portman amendment will actually make this bill even better. so i hope we'll hear on the portman amendment. i hope we'll
states senator on one of the biggest issues we've dealt with in the united states senate to read the amendment to see how superior it is to the base language. and i applaud the folks who created the base language. but this is an effort of improving a bill. and then decide do you really want to vote against an amendment that the governor of arizona, who has dealt with this issue more closely than any of us in the body, has declared as a total victory for their state? do you want to vote against...
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right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike viqueira hat the white at e house, and libby casey. what do we know about the vote in the house? >> well, we expect to see that unfold this evening, john, and as you mentioned we're watching the final vote take place. once that gets wrapped up we expect to see democrats in the senate do a little bit of a victory press conference. meanwhile, the actual go over and the house will unfold there. they will get the magic number. that's what we're anticipating, enough republicans will side with democrats to see that pass the house. and the democrats had been whipp
right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike...
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but i'm in the united states senate today why? because i live in a country where anything is possible, and there are a lot of self-made people in america. i'm not one of them. if it were not for my family and friends, i would not be here today. to those who say that among this illegal immigrant population they are just not well educated, you have no idea how offensive that is to a guy like me. so you can take your criticism and we'll just end it at that. 80 million baby boomers are going to retire in the next 40 years. to my good friend from alabama who feels like we have too much legal immigration, you know, i'm taking strom thurmond's place. he got married and started having kids when he was 67. unless all of us start doing that, we have got a problem because in 1955, there were 16 workers for every social security retiree. today there is three. in 20 years, there is going to be two, unless there is a baby boom that i don't see coming. not part of the problem. i'm not married and don't have any kids. unless there is a baby boom
but i'm in the united states senate today why? because i live in a country where anything is possible, and there are a lot of self-made people in america. i'm not one of them. if it were not for my family and friends, i would not be here today. to those who say that among this illegal immigrant population they are just not well educated, you have no idea how offensive that is to a guy like me. so you can take your criticism and we'll just end it at that. 80 million baby boomers are going to...
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states senator -- and i want to say in my life as a united states senator i've spent a lot of time on deficit reduction. as a matter of fact, i would put our efforts up in the office against almost anybody here over the last six and a half years in focusing on deficit reduction. this bill, as i said, i've never in my life had this opportunity. if we pass this piece of legislation, by sheer force of what's going to happen out in the marketplace, of what's going to happen by bringing people in out of the shadows and participating in a different way, without raising anybody's taxes -- as a matter of fact, maybe it gives an opportunity to lower people's taxes down the road, who knows -- we are going to lower our deficit. i know there will be budget points of order. i plan to vote to override those because i don't think the off-budget items are being counted in the way that they should. almost all of us understand that medicare and social security are in distress. those programs are not being counted. and what's going to be discussed later with these points of order. i encourage everyone t
states senator -- and i want to say in my life as a united states senator i've spent a lot of time on deficit reduction. as a matter of fact, i would put our efforts up in the office against almost anybody here over the last six and a half years in focusing on deficit reduction. this bill, as i said, i've never in my life had this opportunity. if we pass this piece of legislation, by sheer force of what's going to happen out in the marketplace, of what's going to happen by bringing people in...
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states. >> john: you sewed pointed things about president putin a week ago. seven days have gone by, nothing has happened. what is your thinking and do you agree with senator mccain to up the pressure? >> i do completely. i'm not sure it should be done publicly with snowden in russian hands. they should pay a price, diplomatic or geopolitical for doing what they did. they are putting their finger in our eye. we ought to be clear with ecuador they are going to pay a price if they take snowden. we should cut off aid of $10 million. no more trade status. preferred trade status. that will put them in on box, because colombia and peru have free trade agreements with us. no business visas. there is 85,000 business visas between ecuador and u.s. putin it's a complicated relationship. i agree with john mccain. he ought to pay a price here because he goes out of his way to stick his finger in the eye of america. he is not -- he has lots of vulnerabilities. >> john: what senator schumer was referring to john biden to ecuador please do not give asylum in your country. p
states. >> john: you sewed pointed things about president putin a week ago. seven days have gone by, nothing has happened. what is your thinking and do you agree with senator mccain to up the pressure? >> i do completely. i'm not sure it should be done publicly with snowden in russian hands. they should pay a price, diplomatic or geopolitical for doing what they did. they are putting their finger in our eye. we ought to be clear with ecuador they are going to pay a price if they...
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five times massachusetts has voted to send me to the united states senate. yesterday only three decades after the people of massachusetts first voted me in to the office, the people i work with in the senate voted me out of it. [laughter] as always, i accept the senate's sound judgment. eight years ago, i admit i had a very different plan, slightly different, anyway, to leave the senate, 61 million americans voted they wanted me to stay here with you. [laughter] and so staying here, i learned about humility, and i learned that sometimes the greatest lesson in life comes not from victory but from dusting yourself off after defeat, starting over when you get knocked down. i was reminded throughout the journey that something that is often said but not always fully appreciated, all of us senators are only as good as our staff. the staff that gives up their late nights and weekends, postpones vacations, doesn't get home in time to tuck children in to bed. and all of those lost moments because they're here helping us serving us. they are not elected, they didn't g
five times massachusetts has voted to send me to the united states senate. yesterday only three decades after the people of massachusetts first voted me in to the office, the people i work with in the senate voted me out of it. [laughter] as always, i accept the senate's sound judgment. eight years ago, i admit i had a very different plan, slightly different, anyway, to leave the senate, 61 million americans voted they wanted me to stay here with you. [laughter] and so staying here, i learned...
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those have moved over here to the united states senate. all that's necessary is for the majority leader to come over, pick it up, ask unanimous consent to pass it, and those things would be passed. so i -- i see the near-term issue as being at once very easy to solve, and all it entails is for the leadership here in the united states senate to pick up those bills and pass them. the other issue that i mentioned that's a little bit longer term but not much, mr. president, because it's about nine days away is we're going to hit the debt limit which means that the united states of america will no longer have borrowing authority. we will hit up against the amount that we're able to borrow on our credit card to fund the services of our government, and there is a request, obviously, to increase the debt limit to allow the federal government to borrow more money. i expect and i have had in private conversations with members of the administration's team that they would like to see a debt limit increase that would take us through the next election,
those have moved over here to the united states senate. all that's necessary is for the majority leader to come over, pick it up, ask unanimous consent to pass it, and those things would be passed. so i -- i see the near-term issue as being at once very easy to solve, and all it entails is for the leadership here in the united states senate to pick up those bills and pass them. the other issue that i mentioned that's a little bit longer term but not much, mr. president, because it's about nine...
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to things here in the united states senate. not to stop strk stop it, not t. slow things down, yes. maybe things shouldn't be rushed into. i understand that. maybe things ought to be amended. people ought to have that right to offer those amendments, not just spurious amendments, but amendments that are germane to the legislation. but ultimately 51 should decide in this senate on how we proceed, what we vote on, and the outcome of the vote. so i hope that the vote today leads the senate to adopt such an approach in january of 2015 when the new senate comes in. there will be a new congress. i hope at that point that the senate -- i won't be here for it, but i hope the senate will then take that next step of cutting down on the blatant use of the filibuster on legislati legislation. so of the action just taken here today, here's what i predict clierntion i predic--i predict , the oceans will not dry up, a plague of locust will not cover the earth and the vast majority of americans will go on with their lives as before. but i do p
to things here in the united states senate. not to stop strk stop it, not t. slow things down, yes. maybe things shouldn't be rushed into. i understand that. maybe things ought to be amended. people ought to have that right to offer those amendments, not just spurious amendments, but amendments that are germane to the legislation. but ultimately 51 should decide in this senate on how we proceed, what we vote on, and the outcome of the vote. so i hope that the vote today leads the senate to...
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he said we should never, ever compromise the full faith and credit of the united states. i agree. and in fact, there is a bill that i am co-sponsoring, the full faith and credit act, which provides that, regardless of what happens to the debt ceiling, the united states will always, always, always meet its debt. we will never default on its debt. that was introduced in 2010. it didn't pass because harry reid and president obama didn't want it to pass. they wanted to raise the specter of a default to use. so, chuck, you and i could make news right now on national television, would you agree to support the full faith and credit act and take the possibility of a default off the table? >> i support the mcconnell proposal. let us raise the debt ceiling. no strings attached. and if the president can raise it as he should be able to and if congress wants to reject it 2/3. the mcconnell proposal is a good republican proposal. i hope you support it. that's the way to go. >> a bill that says regardless of what happens with the debt ceiling, the united states will never default on the debt, w
he said we should never, ever compromise the full faith and credit of the united states. i agree. and in fact, there is a bill that i am co-sponsoring, the full faith and credit act, which provides that, regardless of what happens to the debt ceiling, the united states will always, always, always meet its debt. we will never default on its debt. that was introduced in 2010. it didn't pass because harry reid and president obama didn't want it to pass. they wanted to raise the specter of a...
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all love -- the united states senate -- work more effectively. we'll consider changes in the senate rules. because of this -- because this matter warrants additional debate, we will follow the precedent set in 2005 and again in 2011 to reserve the right of all senators to propose changes in the senate rules and we will explicitly not act in acquiescing in carrying out all rules in the congress. the senate will recess today rather than adjourn to carry out conversation on this important legislation this month. i'm confident we'll reach an agreement that allows the senate to operate more effectively in the coming months. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i want to start by congratulating president obama on his inauguration. presidential inaugurations are always a time for the country to come together. we all feel a certain pride in the event and we're reminded how fortunate we are to live in a nation where we have the ability to resolve differences freely. inauguration day is a time for new beginnings, a ch
all love -- the united states senate -- work more effectively. we'll consider changes in the senate rules. because of this -- because this matter warrants additional debate, we will follow the precedent set in 2005 and again in 2011 to reserve the right of all senators to propose changes in the senate rules and we will explicitly not act in acquiescing in carrying out all rules in the congress. the senate will recess today rather than adjourn to carry out conversation on this important...
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the united states. i think it's -- he could not have picked a more troublesome, out of the mainstream nominee and i'm not alone. "the washington post" in an editorial early this year begged the president not to choose senator hagel as being totally out of the mainstream. >> senator wicker, thank you for your time. i greatly appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in nia-malika henderson, jim rootenberg and jack jacobs. jim, i would like to start off with you. you were on yesterday and discussing an article you'd written discussing who's behind the television ads and radio ads who have gone after chuck hagel on israel, on his comments that were seen as anti-gay. the list goes on and on here but we know it's coming from secret donors. this factor in to the questions that we heard today from the senators? >> i don't -- you know, i have to say to me this is the real stuff and these are obviously lawmakers putting the faces on television and asking it so i think you have to look at them as two very sepa
the united states. i think it's -- he could not have picked a more troublesome, out of the mainstream nominee and i'm not alone. "the washington post" in an editorial early this year begged the president not to choose senator hagel as being totally out of the mainstream. >> senator wicker, thank you for your time. i greatly appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in nia-malika henderson, jim rootenberg and jack jacobs. jim, i would like to start off with you....
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it's a testament to the work ethic and teamwork those units brought to our state. secondly i want to again thank you all for coming. i'm sorry we're here under these circumstances. but i'm pleased to see senator inhofe here. he's too tough to let a few blocked arteries keep him from doing his work. finally want to associate myself with the remarks of chairman skelton, a wonderful man, a mentor to me. he had a habit of saying i'm just an old country lawyer. but that was the moment at which i would really listen to what ike skelton had to say and i know everybody who served with him felt the say way. thank you for convening this important hearing. we've got to get this right. >> thank you, senator udall. senator chapel miss. >> thanks, mr. chairman. likewise, thanks to you for being here today. in my 20 years serving on the house armed services committee, we've never had in my opinion four finer leaders of our respective branches than the four of you. thanks for what you do every day. as we look at what we're going to do relative to defense spending, i'm one of those
it's a testament to the work ethic and teamwork those units brought to our state. secondly i want to again thank you all for coming. i'm sorry we're here under these circumstances. but i'm pleased to see senator inhofe here. he's too tough to let a few blocked arteries keep him from doing his work. finally want to associate myself with the remarks of chairman skelton, a wonderful man, a mentor to me. he had a habit of saying i'm just an old country lawyer. but that was the moment at which i...
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s and others in the high technology, wet a way to keepm in the united states. >> senator schumer pointed out @%u like to get g right away, and he said maybe day one we can moveas soon as its rough the senate and passes the house. my concern sir, tell me where i am wrong, i happensthat quickly, will we have a flood of illegals coming across the border to beat the clock saying ive to get there, and then i can say. >> i amee can set a date anyone that s after is not eligible. i am sure we >> senator, thank yo for joining us. >> tonight on fox business, lamar smith isasting the senate plan called nothing more than amnesty at 8:00 p.m. stern fbn. monica crowley, guess what, she is no fan, either. you say we we have anything in the intervieth senator john mccain, hat did you hear? at isur take y that eight senators -- >> we have a path to citizenship end of story.immigration. look, youn talk senator john mccainnd others, but when but look the at politics of this, whate see are two political parties are sort of desperately trying to get through for very different reasons. romney only got 29 per
s and others in the high technology, wet a way to keepm in the united states. >> senator schumer pointed out @%u like to get g right away, and he said maybe day one we can moveas soon as its rough the senate and passes the house. my concern sir, tell me where i am wrong, i happensthat quickly, will we have a flood of illegals coming across the border to beat the clock saying ive to get there, and then i can say. >> i amee can set a date anyone that s after is not eligible. i am sure...
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i'll just say one quick story, a set of anecdotes outweigh my first week in the united states senate. i arrive, there's a launcher and the unfortunate an eyelash incident, i use take all the members and show this room, no one was religiously lived by those two tables the weekend and mixed it up but you couldn't bring staff, couldn't bring a gun to just members to i walk into my first week i go to the democratic table and there's pat moynihan and ted kennedy and scoop jackson all sitting around, fritz hollings, all sitting on the table, others, giants in the senate, john glenn. and i looked around, the only seat at the table was the chair at the head of the day. and i've got my vote for him ongoing, i don't think the. i'm not walking up to the head of the table. but there's no other chair at the table. some sitting there, i began to look stupid because i said i better just sit in tha in the ct the head of the table. none of them are talking. i didn't understand. i go visit an integer and the entire table goes, you, you can't sit in that chair. what are you thinking of cooks don't you k
i'll just say one quick story, a set of anecdotes outweigh my first week in the united states senate. i arrive, there's a launcher and the unfortunate an eyelash incident, i use take all the members and show this room, no one was religiously lived by those two tables the weekend and mixed it up but you couldn't bring staff, couldn't bring a gun to just members to i walk into my first week i go to the democratic table and there's pat moynihan and ted kennedy and scoop jackson all sitting around,...
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we led as united states senate. now we need to summon the political courage and purpose to find a bipartisan way to meet this challenge. i know that it won't be easy, but i know that we are up to the job. i know that we have an opportunity here that comes once perhaps in a political lifetime, but i want to say this -- what we are dealing with here in the senate is not just another political dustup. this confrontation is of historic proportion. let us not wait on the house to find a solution. it is our responsibility. solution, i think, is clear. summon the political courage in the sense of purpose. it comes down to us in the united states senate, and throughout our nation's history, it always has. i yield the floor. >> the majority leader? i ask consent that senator mccain be recognized for 15 minutes. everyone else will continue with 10 minutes. >> is there objection? the senator from arizona. >> i ask unanimous consent, if we could return to the normal one side and the other side, as far as speakers are concerned.
we led as united states senate. now we need to summon the political courage and purpose to find a bipartisan way to meet this challenge. i know that it won't be easy, but i know that we are up to the job. i know that we have an opportunity here that comes once perhaps in a political lifetime, but i want to say this -- what we are dealing with here in the senate is not just another political dustup. this confrontation is of historic proportion. let us not wait on the house to find a solution. it...